Book 1 of the Pyke Island Mystery in Downeast Maine series
Two crimes. One frozen island. A tide of secrets waiting to surface.
On Maine’s rugged coast, Pyke Island looks quiet. It isn’t. A woman wakes in a remote cabin—bloodied and alone—and is pulled into a mystery tied to the island’s buried past and perilous present.
Whispers rise: a hidden smuggling ring, a missing Hollywood producer, and a community that keeps its own counsel. Her search forces her to confront the truth about herself—and who she can trust.
For readers drawn to coastal suspense and character-driven thrillers with an environmental edge, A Fickle Tide launches the Pyke Island Mystery series with cold surf and rising tension.
Moe Claire
Softcover: 978-1-961905-56-6 | $14.95
E-book: 978-1-961905-30-6 | $5.99
May 2025 | 325 pages
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In the media
WABI5 – interview – “Author Moe Claire Discusses First Book in Downeast Maine Mystery Series” – August 7, 2025
“A complex, tightly-woven story with subtle clues, sharp misdirection, exciting suspense and clever plot twists.”
—Bill Bushnell, Kennebec Journal
“A whodunit for the whenever. Curl up with a hot drink and read Moe Claire.”
—Ellsworth American
“A great mystery series, fast-paced, authentic.“
—Dotty Small, retired Maine police officer/detective for 37 years
“A fast, engaging mystery set against the vivid and haunting backdrop of Downeast Maine’s rugged Pyke Island.”
— Gabriela Stiteler, award-winning writer & co-chair, New England Crime Bake
“From my perspective as a Mainer, a cop, and a writer, I would score this engaging, well-written book a perfect 10 in local crime fiction.”
—Richard Stockford, author of the Detective Thomas Clipper Mysteries